The Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers are a part of the same family, and there is no clearer evidence than the fact that basketball star Austin Reaves ended up taking medical advice from the baseball team.

The Dodgers and Lakers have been a cross-section of LA sports for a very long time, with fans of one team also being fans of the other.

There are two smaller teams in LA in both sports, with the Clippers and the Angels still holding a certain foothold, but their little-brother status has made Dodgers-Lakers fandom the most prevalent in the city.

Now, with the Lakers’ purchase by Dodgers owner Mark Walter, the two are quite literally sibling teams in both sports.

As a byproduct of the new union, Walter — who is aiming to make the Lakers as successful as the Dodgers — has hired Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi as consultants to help modernize the Lakers’ process.

There is a detailed executive overhaul underway with the Lakers, led by the Dodgers’ braintrust, but according to a Yahoo Sports feature by Yaron Weitzman, the changes also relate to how players receive medical care.

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The Dodgers helped Austin Reaves

The Lakers will be getting a biomechanics lab, with help from the Dodgers executives, per Lakers president Rob Pelinka.

However, until the facility is built, the Dodgers will be a resource for any Lakers player, including guard Austin Reaves, who was battling an oblique injury.

“Until then, players may have to get used to working with the baseball group at Dodger Stadium,” Weitzman wrote.

“That, according to two league sources, is what the Lakers told Austin Reaves to do while he was rehabbing from an oblique injury during the playoffs.”

In the same story, Weitzman highlighted that the Dodgers’ medical staff and knowledge are well-renowned within MLB, helping the team land players.

“They’re known for taking care of players and being able to get the most out of them,” an MLB executive told Weitzman.

“The giant contracts obviously play a big role, but the way Andrew and his department are able to help players get the best out of themselves has become a major recruiting tool.”

The Dodgers spare no expense when it comes to treating their players, and they have become the standard around the sports world, to the point that they are immediately a resource for franchises in different sports — quite the feat for the organization.